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Atlantic City dealers with cancer want casino smoking ban

Several Atlantic City casino dealers with cancer, and others who fear they may develop it, are asking New Jersey lawmakers to ban smoking in the state’s casinos.

Macao to shut all casinos for a week as COVID outbreak widens

Macao will shut almost all businesses, including casinos, for a week starting Monday as a COVID-19 outbreak showed few signs of abating, Macao Daily reported.

Feds, states file antitrust lawsuits against Facebook

Federal regulators on Wednesday sued Facebook, seeking forced divestment of its Instagram and WhatsApp messaging services.

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Free-fall in oil, virus fears slam markets; Dow drops 7.8%

The staggering losses immediately raised fears that a recession might be on the way in the U.S. and that the record-breaking 11-year bull market on Wall Street may be coming to an abrupt end.

British Airways grounds most flights as pilots strike for 48 hours

British Airways has canceled most of its flights for 48 hours because of a strike by pilots over pay. Two BA flights are scheduled to land in Las Vegas on Monday, but none on Tuesday.

Stocks cap wild week with stumble on trade-war worries

Stocks stumbled on Wall Street Friday, veering between modest and sharp losses, as worries flashed yet again about President Donald Trump’s trade war with China.

Cell-based meat startups face cost, consumer challenges

A growing number of startups worldwide are making cell-based or cultured meat. They want to offer an alternative to traditional meat production that they say is damaging the environment and causing unnecessary harm to animals.

End of the road for Volkswagen Beetle after 8 decades

Volkswagen is halting production of the last version of its Beetle model this week at its plant in Mexico. It’s the end of the road for a vehicle that has symbolized many things over a history spanning the eight decades since 1938.

Many feeling vulnerable despite economic gains, poll says

Americans are generally satisfied with their personal finances, but many lack confidence in their ability to afford retirement, an emergency expense or even their daily living costs.